The High Court on Tuesday asked government and police to explain in two weeks why their inaction in initiating proceeding against anyone over car-racing in busy Gulshan streets and injuring four people by a SUV recklessly driven by a teenager on October 12 would not be declared illegal.
The court also asked to explain why departmental actions would not be taken against officer-in-charge of Gulshan police for his inaction after the incident. It also ordered to explain why an investigation would not be carried out into the October 12 accident.
The bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Md Iqbal Kabir passed the order hearing a public interest litigation writ filed by six Supreme Court lawyers.
The secretary of home ministry, the inspector general of police, Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner, DMP additional commissioner (traffic), DMP additional commissioner (investigation) and officer-in-charge of Gulshan police are made respondent.
Fareez Rahman, nephew of former Awami League MP HBM Iqbal, was driving a sports utility vehicle and rammed into two rickshaws, leaving four people injured on road 74 of Gulshan on October 12.
No case was lodged after the accident and police was seen taking away the teenager on a motorbike.
The court also asked to explain why departmental actions would not be taken against officer-in-charge of Gulshan police for his inaction after the incident. It also ordered to explain why an investigation would not be carried out into the October 12 accident.
The bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Md Iqbal Kabir passed the order hearing a public interest litigation writ filed by six Supreme Court lawyers.
The secretary of home ministry, the inspector general of police, Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner, DMP additional commissioner (traffic), DMP additional commissioner (investigation) and officer-in-charge of Gulshan police are made respondent.
Fareez Rahman, nephew of former Awami League MP HBM Iqbal, was driving a sports utility vehicle and rammed into two rickshaws, leaving four people injured on road 74 of Gulshan on October 12.
No case was lodged after the accident and police was seen taking away the teenager on a motorbike.
Source: New Age